210115-N-IE405-1097 GULF OF OMAN (Jan. 15, 2021) Seaman Mark Baquiran, assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), signals to the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195) during a replenishment-at-sea in the Gulf of Oman, Jan. 15. Philippine Sea is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce.

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